Vespers and Mass of Saint Philip Neri

On Sunday 25 May 2008 at 16:30, 1st Vespers of the Feast of St. Philip Neri will be sung in the Church of St. Anne, 621 Sicard Street, San Diego 92113.

The following morning, Monday 26 May at 8:00, there will be a special Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of St. Philip Neri also in St. Anne's Church.

Fr Reginald DeFour, C.S.S.P. will be Hebdomadary for vespers, and will celebrate the mass. Music will be provided by the Brothers of the Little Oratory and Chorus Breviarii.

The Brothers are most grateful to Fr. DeFour, and the board of TLM San Diego for the use of St. Anne's for this our first Philiptide Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite.

The Public is cordially invited to both celebrations.

Speaking in Latin!

I'll be in Mobile, AL from August 5 to August 11 at the Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronymi. I wish to extend the invitation to come to all of you. During the Cenaculum the Latin language is not only the official language of worship but also of conversation. Don't let that scare you! Everybody is welcome, there are several families with little children, and the level of Latin goes from minimal to excellent. Yes, it's a very family-friendly event. Last year it was in Tampa, FL and here is a slide show:

Boy, we had such a great time! Every day we had Mass (1962 Missal), Office, Rosary, etc. We even had a couple of sung Masses! We had lessons about various topics of Catholic interest, we solved puzzles, played word games, and had interesting conversations! We went on a trip to visit Tampa and St. Petersburg!

This year the Cenaculum is going to be in a wonderful place: the Visitation Monastery of Mobile and here's photo of the chapel, dedicated to the Sacred Heart:

Cost is only $295, which includes room and board. Can you believe it? Cur cunctaris? Veni ad Cenaculum! (What are you waiting for? Come to the Cenaculum!)

Video of Tenebrae 2008

Here is a video of Tenebrae of Maundy Thursday



I made the video by editing with Cinelerra the tracks kindly provided by George and James. This is my first attempt with a software that seems to have innumerable features!

Video of Vespers of All Saints

Here's a video of Vespers of All Saints 2007 uploaded on our YouTube page:

Gregorian Easter Vespers

The Brothers of the Little Oratory

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CHORUS BREVIARII SAN DIEGO

SUNDAY, 20 APRIL, 2008
15:00

GREGORIAN EASTER VESPERS

Fr. Reginald Defour, C.S.S.P., Hebdomadary

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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1638 Polk Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

(Intersection of Park Blvd and Washington St.,
Normal Heights, San Diego
Off-street parking beside church)

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For further information see our blogs at:

sandiegooratorians.blogspot.com
chorusbreviarii.blogspot.com

Or call John Polhamus at: 858 997 8636

Video of the November Pontifical Requiem

The first, preliminary video of the November Pontifical Requiem the Brothers of the Little Oratory and Chorus Breviarii served for is out on YouTube

8th Annual Tenebrae a Great Success

The 8th Annual Tenebrae was a great success, with somewhere between 50 and 100 in attendance. The ad hoc Tomas Luis de Victoria Choir sang that composer's first Lamentation of Jeremias, then the second and third in settings by Tudor era composer Robert White (d.1574). In addition they offered the antiphon "Christus factus est" by Mexican baroque composer Francisco Lopez Capillas, and the "Miserere" of Hernando Franco, both chapelmasters at the Cathedral in Mexico City. The "fragor et strepitus" or beating of the choirbooks (and anything else to hand) in the darkened church, and in simulation of the earthquake which marked the moment of our Lord's death on the Cross, provided an always alien and unexpected dramatic note to conclude the proceedings.

Read it all at The Brothers of the Little Oratory blog.